Shelbi Vaughan Walley (2025) - Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame - Texas A&M Athletics

Shelbi Vaughan Walley

Induction:
2025
Class:
2016

Shelbi Vaughan Walley stands alone in the Texas A&M record books for the discus, separating herself from the competition holding all top-10 marks in school history, while boasting an unblemished conference championship record and adding a pair of national titles to her decorated resume. She graduated with a degree in recreation, parks & tourism sciences.

Vaughan Walley’s back-to-back NCAA discus titles puts her in rare company as she is just one of six women to defend their titles in consecutive years. The throws standout separated herself further at the conference level, as she is the only athlete in SEC history to win four straight discus championships and is one of four women to win a throws event at the conference meet in four-straight seasons.

She set her personal-best mark of 64.52m/211-8 at the 2015 conference championships, which ranked fifth in NCAA history at that time. Vaughan Walley’s presence in the Aggie history books didn’t end at the discus, as she ranks fourth in the shot put and fifth in the hammer throw.

Vaughan Walley also made her presence felt on the international stage, representing the Red, White and Blue on the highest stage as she was named to the Olympic team in 2016. She also claimed two gold and two bronze medals representing the United States earlier in her career, winning both the NACAC U23 Championships and Pan America U20 Championships, while adding third-place results at the World U20 and U18 World Championships.

Her personal accolades helped the women’s team win its fourth NCAA Outdoor Championship in 2014, adding 10 points to the team total following her discus title. She also contributed to the program’s first SEC title as a freshman in A&M’s first season in the conference. Along with her titles, she helped the Aggies to three additional top-five team finishes at the outdoor championships. A two-sport athlete for the Aggies, Vaughan Walley also earned two letters in volleyball and was a member of two NCAA Tournament teams.